Monday, May 08, 2006

Ashes for eyeballs and will they blow away?

Last night Drew was having her monthly bath (just kidding, its three times aweek, because she isn't one of those 'smelly people'). (meaning like Claude- ha ha). Claude had helped wash her hair, and at one point I guess he toldher that she could play for a while, but to be careful with the soap,because if it got in her eyes, they would burn. The adults, (me, Claude, andmy visiting parents who pretty much live here as their third home), werewatching the 'Family Stone' in the living room.

All of a sudden, she started shrieking, so of course, I went running in apanic to the bathroom.

She was out of the tub, and hopping up and down holding her eyes with atowel, yelling that she had got soap in them, and crying. I got my contactsolution and washed them out for her, and while doing so, she asked me ifher eyes would grow back.

Um, Eyes grow back?!? Thinking that the soap blinded her, I asked if shecould see at all. She told me she could, but Claude had told her that hereyes would burn out, if soap got in them, and she really really reallywanted to have some eyes and not ashes like in our fire pit because thenTHEY MIGHT GET BLOWN AWAY.

That led to having to drag Claude in and make him stop laughing in time toexplain to her, without hurting her feelings, what he really meant. (and getmy parents not to laugh so loud from the living room).

Four year olds have such an interesting view on life. Drew may take thingstoo literally, and have a limited understanding on life, but she is a smartcookie to think of the implications that having ashes for eyeballs mighthave!